To avoid the sweat-stinking brother title, I jogged to the bath.
I cannot be disliked by Cerecia.
In my past life, guys with sisters all said “Having a sister is just annoying” — but those were tsundere lines.
I’ve never thought Cerecia annoying once.
I admit being deep in sister-complex swamp; Father and Mother are also strong family-lovers, our trait.
“Alice!”
“Understood.”
I’d come without [Dragon-Slay Fist · Kai]; one-handed, undressing is hard.
Cerecia knew; that’s why she sent Alice.
My amazing sister.
“Now, Lord Ouga. Excuse me.”
She understood, hands went to my top.
She’d helped me change at the academy too — efficient.
She removed top and undershirt, knelt.
”…………”
Watching Alice unbuckle my belt…… I imagined improper things.
No, no! Successful proposal, immediately giving in is monkey-level.
“Alice, I’ll handle from here.”
”…… Understood. Here, this.”
She handed me a towel for my crotch.
Naked, I entered the bath, sat on the stool.
“Ali——”
“What is it, Lord Ouga?”
“What is it, you say…… that outfit……?”
Alice was now wearing only a bath towel.
Strange. When I was small, attendants washing me always wore maid uniforms.
I remembered that disappointment.
Because of that memory, I’d assumed Alice would support in maid uniform……
“I can’t soil the uniform you gave me…… this is better.”
Right. That’s Alice’s logic.
The result — almost-naked figure with just a bath towel.
She’d removed the chest wrap; ample boobs free.
Bad for the eyes.
Or are my eyes bad? Drawing me to chest immediately.
“One-handed body-wash is hard; I’ll help.”
She held a sudsy sponge — fully prepped.
…… No need to ask her to change back now.
She’s in maid-mode now.
If lover-mode, she’d faint blushing……
If so, I should respond sincerely.
I faced my back to her, exhaled.
”…… Please, Alice.”
“I’ll start with hot water.”
She gently poured warm water from my shoulders down, acclimating me.
Then started the sponge on my back, gradually moving.
“Lord Ouga, pressure good?”
“Good. Feels nice.”
“I’ll continue.”
Perfect pressure; perfect work.
Nothing for me to say. Only her faint breathing in the silence.
The problem: that breathing is oddly sexy.
Alice is doing it normally, but my pink-MAX brain reads her breath as erotic.
I’ll ask Yueli to make a brain-cleansing device later — joking aside, when I did, she said “You should rest today, kid. Can’t sleep? Want a lullaby?” with worry.
Silence is bad.
Thinking dominates. Searching for a topic, I looked at my body and blurted:
“By the way, Alice — where do you usually start washing?”
Seeing my arm without suds — I always start with the arm…… that’s what triggered me.
I think I should be cast into hell.
”…… Eh!? M-me!?”
Sudden weird question — even Alice surprised.
Of course — fully sexual-harassment territory.
Only her current affection forgives me; past Alice would’ve punched my face.
I can pull back. Apologize, undo it.
”…… Mn, I start with arms. Wondered how others do it.”
—— I didn’t choose retreat.
Acting like small talk, I pushed on.
Turning back, I saw blushing Alice — too cute, I sprinted.
She averted eyes; her red ears were obvious.
A 100-out-of-100 cute reaction; my inner-virgin (physical too) grinned. Hard to hide outwardly.
“I…… that…… e-embarrassing……”
She hugged her own chest.
The shape squished, more suggestive.
That gesture answered for her.
”…… From the chest…… Sweat accumulates so……”
”…… I see.”
…………I see.
CHEST!!!
”…… Continue. I need to finish quickly and return to Yueli.”
“Y-yes! Right!”
I straightened up, urged her on as if nothing.
“From the chest.”
“From the chest……”
“From the chest…………”
Inside, her words repeated.
…… If we marry and bathe together, I’ll start with the chest.
While daydreaming foolish things, back was done; she called.
“L-Lord Ouga. The…… front, may I?”
Of course please — but lower abdomen unsuitable.
Coming back to reality, I made a calm choice.
This raw-killing state I can’t bear longer.
“No, I’ll do the rest. Alice, join Cerecia’s tea party?”
A nice proposal — defusing this and not hurting Alice.
Cerecia must be having tea with Mashiro and the others.
A heavenly scene worth painting.
Anyone with hostility there should run Lichberg academy nude on a handstand.
Alice joining as not-just-maid is good.
I nodded internally pleased…… shattered easily.
“In that case, I’ll return to Yueli with you.”
”…… Hm? No need to mind me.”
“It’s my real feeling.”
“R-real…… right, fine.”
Her words felt heavier than usual; I accepted.
So her time with me in the bath continues——
“So next, I’ll move to hair-washing.”
—— The bell rang for round 2 of abstinence.